Community rally round to support Aldborough pub owners following fire
A blaze broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning (11 October)
A village pub near Boroughbridge has been forced to close indefinitely following a fire.
It broke out at the Ship Inn at Aldborough in the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday, 10 October).
The pub took to Facebook to inform their customers:
Fire crews from Ripon, Thirsk, Knaresborough and Harrogate responded to the fire on Sunday.
Firefighters discovered the blaze in the kitchen - believed to have originated from a tumble dryer.
A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched for the owners Brian and Elaine Rey:
The pub hit the headlines back in 2011 when Princes William and Harry - along with Kate Middleton - visited for a friend’s wedding.